Workers threaten countrywide transport strike

Transport workers in Khulna division threaten to enforce countrywide strikes if the driver and helper arrested in connection with a robbery are not released by next three days.
23 May 2015

Rare suicide blast at Saudi mosque

A suicide attacker detonated a bomb at a Shiite mosque in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia yesterday, killing and wounding several people in an assault that threatens to fan sectarian tensions.
22 May 2015

World's largest hotel coming to Mecca (video)

With twelve towers, 10,000 rooms, 70 restaurants, plus helipads and a full-size convention center, Abraj Kudai in Mecca is set to become the largest hotel in the world when it opens in 2017.
22 May 2015

Suicide bomber kills 21 at Saudi Shia mosque, Islamic State claims attack

A suicide bomber kills 21 worshipers during Friday prayers in a packed Shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group.
22 May 2015

2 killed in Mymensingh over land, 2 arrested

At least two people were killed with several others injured and two arrested in a dispute over owning a piece of land in Pagla upazila of Mymensingh.
22 May 2015

Zafar Iqbal's tribute to Ananta

Eminent writer Professor Zafar Iqbal writes a note as a tribute to murdered blogger Ananta Bijoy Das.
22 May 2015

Four to die for murder

Four people were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in Sylhet and Manikganj districts on Wednesday.
21 May 2015

Saudi shells hit Yemen aid office, killing 5 refugees: Official

Saudi shells hit an international humanitarian aid office in northern Yemen, killing five Ethiopian refugees and wounding ten, a local official says.
21 May 2015

Qatar 'still failing' migrant workers: Amnesty

Qatar has made little progress improving migrant workers' rights, despite promises to do so, the rights group Amnesty International has said.
21 May 2015

Shrimp fry seized

Members of Bangladesh Coastguard seized around 20 lakh shrimp fry from Shariatpur ferry ghat area on Chandpur-Shariatpur route of the district yesterday morning.
20 May 2015

ISIS rakes in $1m per day in extortion

The Islamic State rakes in over $1 million per day in extortion and taxation and the dreaded terror group has enough assets to cover its expenses despite falling oil prices, according to a media report.
20 May 2015

US mulls enhanced support for Sunnis

The United States said it is considering accelerating the training and equipping of Iraqi tribal forces to fight the Islamic State group after the fall of the city of Ramadi.
20 May 2015

Palmyra falls under ISIS control

Islamic State group fighters recaptured the north of Syria's historic city of Palmyra yesterday in another setback to efforts to repel the advancing jihadists after the fall of Iraq's Ramadi.
20 May 2015

Govt mulls accommodating transgenders in service sector

The government is considering bringing Hijras or transgender community into society by offering them different service oriented jobs including the police service.
20 May 2015

Iraq eyes swift action in Ramadi

Iraq's army and allied paramilitary forces massed around Ramadi yesterday, looking for swift action to recapture the city from the Islamic State group before it builds up defences.
19 May 2015

Asia boat migrants: UNHCR offers Malaysia help

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) offers to help Malaysia handle a migrant crisis that has left thousands stranded at sea.
19 May 2015

Sexual violence used in Egypt on ‘massive scale’

Egyptian security forces are using sexual violence against detainees on a massive scale, according to the International Federation for Human Rights.
19 May 2015

Three die of dirrhoea,345 hospitalised in Meherpur

As many as 345 diarrhoea patients have been admitted to Meherpur General Hospital in last three days, as diarrhoea situation has taken an alarming turn in Meherpur district.
18 May 2015

Ramadi falls to militants

Shia militias converged on Ramadi yesterday in a bid to recapture it from jihadists who dealt the Iraqi government a stinging blow by overrunning the city in a deadly three-day blitz.
18 May 2015

Iran-backed militias 'ordered to recapture Iraq's IS-held Ramadi'

The Iraqi government is reported to be sending Iran-backed Shia militias to Ramadi to recapture the city seized by Islamic State (IS) militants.
18 May 2015